The Legend of Prambanan Temple

Once, there was a...

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The Legend of Prambanan Temple 

Once, there was a beautiful Javanese princess whose name was Rara Jonggrang. Rara Jonggrang, whose beauty was very famous in the land, was the daughter of Prabu Baka, an evil king. 

One day, a handsome young man with supernatural power named Bandung Bondowoso defeated and killed Prabu Baka. On seeing Princess Rara Jonggrang's beauty, Bandung Bondowoso fell in love with her and wanted to marry her. 

Meanwhile, Princess Rara Jonggrang felt sad due to her father's death. She did not want to marry Bandung because he had killed her father. But she was also afraid of Bandung, so she refused politely by giving him a requirement which was impossible to fulfill. She said, “I will marry you but you have to build one thousand temples in one night as a wedding gift,” Bandung agreed to that condition. 

Helped by the spirits of the demons, Bandung Bondowoso started building the temples. Approaching midnight, the work would nearly be done. Rara Jonggrang knew this and thought, “What shall I do? Bandung is smarter than me. I will lose against Bandung.” 

Suddenly she got an idea. She woke up all the women in the palace and ordered them to make noisy sounds of grinding rice so that the roosters would think that dawn had come. 

Bandung Bondowoso got frustrated because he failed to complete the thousandth temple. “The princess has deceived me!” Because of his anger, he cursed Rara Jonggrang, “You have cheated me. Now, the thousandth temple will be you!” 

At once, the princess turned into a statue. Seeing this, Bandung Bondowoso regretted it and went away. Now, you can see the statue of princess Rara Jonggrang at Prambanan Temple.


12. What moral do you learn from the story? 

A. Cheating is needed. 
B. You must be honest. 
C. We must keep our promise. 
D. Crime will not bring happiness. 
E. Love is gained by working hard.

N. Nadzifah · Accepted Answer

Hai Hayley! Kakak bantu jawab, ya.

Jawaban yang tepat untuk pertanyaan tersebut adalah D.

Yuk, kita bahas!

Soal tersebut menanyakan moral cerita dari teks.

Moral cerita adalah sesuatu yang dapat kita ambil hikmahnya untuk dipelajari. Moral cerita biasanya berada di teks naratif, suatu teks yang berfungsi untuk menghibur pembacanya. Adapun cara menemukan moral cerita adalah dengan:
1) mengetahui konflik cerita dan proses penyelesaiannya
2) mengetahui hasil dari penyelesaian tersebut

Moral cerita dari teks tersebut adalah "crime won't bring happiness." Hal ini diketahui dari kalimat, "At once, the princess turned into a statue. Seeing this, Bandung Bondowoso regretted it and went away...." ("Seketika, sang putri berubah menjadi patung. Melihat hal tersebut, Bandung Bondowoso menyesal dan pergi.")

Berdasarkan kalimat tersebut, dapat diketahui bahwa Bandung menyesali kejahatannya yakni mengutuk sang putri yang tidak mau menikah dengannya menjadi patung. Putri tersebut tidak mau menikah dengannya karena Bandung membunuh ayahnya.

Oleh karena itu, jawaban yang tepat adalah D.

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